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Meet our new faculty: Devin Judge-Lord

Sep 14, 2023

Political scientist Devin Judge-Lord focuses on how public pressure campaigns affect agency rulemaking, especially those concerning climate and environmental justice issues. He also researches legislator behavior and capacity, the role of money in...

State & Hill

Forensic anthropology in Guatemala

May 3, 2023

In spring 2019, Aprisal Malale (MPP '20) found himself at the side of an unmarked grave in...

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Paid international internships expand opportunities for Ford School students

Oct 18, 2022

As the spring semester came to a close in April 2022, Ford School students pursued international public policy interests around the world. In total, the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) and International Policy Center (IPC) funded 16 summer...

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Ford School experts weigh in on Russian invasion of Ukraine

Feb 25, 2022

As the Russian military surrounded and began its assault on Ukraine, Melvyn Levitsky, professor of international policy and practice, and Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, lent their expertise to numerous media outlets to break down the...

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Haverkamp reacts to UN climate change report and federal infrastructure bill

Aug 13, 2021

Days after the United Nations climate change report sounded a "code red for humanity," Jennifer Haverkamp, professor of practice and director of the Graham Sustainability Institute, said there is still time to mitigate the effects of climate...

In the Media

Stevenson comments on UN economist gender gap

May 17, 2021 Foreign Policy

After an internal memo from the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) came to light, a debate about the U.N.'s hiring practices arose. The memo asked for managers to drop a requirement for a doctorate degree, in order to be able to hire...

PhD student shares view on COP24 in Nature

Dec 6, 2018

PhD student Michael Lerner was published in the December 5, 2018 issue of Nature. The commentary comes during this week’s 24th annual Conference of Parties (COP24) session at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland. The...

Internship field report from Luis Salvador @ the United Nations ECLAC, Chile

Jul 20, 2015

Landing an internship at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was always a priority for me. ECLAC, which deals directly with an array of policy issues facing the region, is one of the most respected...

Internship field report, Heonuk Ha from United Nations ECLAC, Brasilia

Jun 18, 2015

Heonuk Ha, a dual-degree candidate in public policy and applied economics, offers this field report from Brasilia. Ha is working as an economic affairs intern with the United Nations Economic and social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean...

Ciorciari awarded Carnegie Fellowship to examine shared-sovereignty agreements

Apr 22, 2015

This morning, in advertisements in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, Chronicle of Philanthropy, New York Review of Books, and other print and online publications, the Carnegie Corporation of New...

Internship Field Report: Michele Majors @ UNHCR, Geneva

Jun 30, 2014

An email interview with Michele Majors, interning with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland.Review more internship field reports from Ford School students serving organizations around the world. Q. What do you love...

Alum announces new UN strategy for fuel, energy

Jun 30, 2014

On May 13, Steven T. Corliss (MPP/JD '88) formally announced the UN Refugee Agency's Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE) strategy, a global initiative that will help meet the energy needs of refugees living in camps in Africa, Asia, and the Middle...

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Close to the heart

Aug 19, 2013

The statistics are sobering: nearly half of every 100 children born in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, will be underweight; six will die before their first birthday. More than 80 percent of all children report repeated physical...

Arms Trade Treaty an important milestone, says Susan Waltz

Aug 1, 2013

The Arms Trade Treaty, which would staunch the worldwide flow of military-grade weapons, passed easily at the UN General Assembly in April, by a vote of 154-3 with 23 abstentions. Opened for ratification on June 3, the treaty will go into effect...

Susan Waltz reflects on United Nations General Assembly international Arms Trade Treaty

May 8, 2013

This April, the United Nations General Assembly finalized the text of an international Arms Trade Treaty designed to staunch the flow of weapons to countries where they're likely to fuel human rights abuses. Ford School Professor Susan Waltz, who...

Ciorciari joins UN General Assembly debate on global criminal justice

Apr 12, 2013

John Ciorciari's participation in a thematic debate before the UN General Assembly was discussed in a press release from the United Nations as well as an article on BalkanInsight.com. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, heads of state, and justice...

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Something worth fighting for: The future of an arms trade treaty

Dec 18, 2012

In July 2012, an eleventh hour phone call with instructions from the White House abruptly stalled passage of an all-but-complete 193-nation Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations. Susan Waltz, professor of public policy, believes that was a...

Sarah Pendergast (BA '10) to attend United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Jun 13, 2012

Sarah Pendergast (BA '10) has been selected as one of 25 youth delegates to participate in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, a conference to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from June 20-22. The conference will...

Voice of America quotes John Ciorciari about funding for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

Feb 22, 2012

The Voice of America reports that the Khmer Rouge Tribunal has requested $92 million from a group of 15 donor countries to cover operational costs the next two years.Backed by the United Nations, the genocide tribunal is seeking justice for almost...

John Ciorciari quoted in Voice of America article about credibility of Khmer Rouge tribunal

Oct 24, 2011

John Ciorciari was quoted in a Voice of America (VOA) article, "Concern Mounts Over Credibility of the Court," about the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal.According to the article's author, the court's ability to manage these trials has come under...

Two Ford School alums receive PPIA emerging leader, achievement recognition awards

Aug 2, 2011

Two Ford School alumni, Karlo Marcelo (MPP '05) and Michael Pan (MPP '99) were honored in July with inaugural Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Alumni Recognition Awards as part of the program's 30th anniversary celebration.Karlo...

John D. Ciorciari quoted in International Business Times article, "Sino-Vietnamese tensions boil over South China Sea"

Jun 10, 2011

John D. Ciorciari was quoted in an International Business Times article about rising tensions between Vietnam and China over drilling rights in the South China Sea.Vietnam accused Chinese ships of cutting cables of two Vietnamese vessels that were...

John Ciorciari quoted in Voice of America article, "Legitimacy of Tribunal at Stake: Legal Observers"

May 24, 2011

John Ciorciari was quoted in a Voice of America article about political pressures on the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal.Legal observers are concerned about the disagreement between the UN and Cambodian investigating judges and the international...

John Ciorciari quoted in Phnom Penh Post about Khmer Rouge tribunal jurisdictional debate

May 12, 2011

John Ciorciari was quoted in a Phnom Penh Post article about the jurisdictional debate between the co-prosecutors of the Khmer Rouges trials. The debate centers on the UN-backed tribunal's authority to proceed with its third case (Case...

Robin Wright to deliver Ford School 2011 commencement address

Jan 10, 2011

Noted journalist, foreign policy analyst, and author Robin Wrightwill speak at the 2011 Ford School commencement ceremonies.Wright grew up in Ann Arbor and earned two degrees from the University of Michigan, but her career has taken her all over the...

Ford School students attend 2010 UN Climate Change Conference

Nov 29, 2010

Two Ford School MPP students, Katlego Moilwa and Marisol Ramos, will travel in a group of thirty University of Michigan students, alumni, and faculty to Cancun, Mexico for the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The conference, lasting...

John Ciorciari in The Economist, "When does a massacre become a genocide?"

Sep 17, 2010

John Ciorciari was quoted in The Economist in an article about the second trial of the United Nations-backed tribunal against Khmer Rouge leaders. Four former leaders—Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary, and Ieng Thirith—will face charges of war...

John Ciorciari quoted in Washington Post article, "Khmer Rouge jailer faces 19 years for 16,000 dead"

Jul 27, 2010

John Ciorciari was quoted in an Associated Press story appearing in the Washington Post about the first sentencing of the United Nations-backed tribunal against Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch. Duch, the Khmer Rouge's chief jailer, was convicted...

John Ciorciari quoted in Voice of America article about Khmer Rouge tribunal, exhibit

May 7, 2010

John Ciorciari spoke to Voice of America Cambodia about a recent Ohio University exhibit and lecture series chronicling the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal. The Documentation Center of Cambodia planned this event to raise awareness about...

Michael Pan (MPP '99) to give Ford School commencement address

Mar 19, 2010

Michael Pan, Senior Policy Advisor to Susan E. Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will deliver the Charge to the Class at the 2010 Ford School commencement ceremonies.Pan is a 1999 MPP alumnus of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public...